NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Press Release Eliminating Species Act: Congress Threatens Wildlife and Wild Lands Jul 2018 Legislation threatens the long-term conservation of American wildlife and wild lands, and the national parks that call them home.
• Blog Post How Zinke Is Undermining National Park Service Employees Jul 2018 | By John Garder A recent staffing shakeup at Yellowstone is the latest in a string of damaging actions and policies that could have a detrimental effect on people at the agency.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 3172, Restore Our Parks Act Jul 2018 Statement of Kristen Brengel, NPCA Vice-President for Government, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks on July 11, 2018.
• Press Release Plan to Deliver Clean Water to Everglades National Park Goes to Congress Jul 2018 Everglades Reservoir plan must be included in Water Resources bill to provide much needed freshwater relief.
• Press Release Lease Sale Near Great Sand Dunes National Park Temporarily Delayed Jul 2018 The Bureau of Land Management delayed the sale to allow for time to consult with Navajo Nation
• Blog Post Where Are You Headed This Travel Season? Jul 2018 Do you have a favorite national park vacation spot you love returning to each year? Are you finally getting to visit some of the places on your bucket list? We’d love to hear where your wanderlust is leading you this travel season — or where you’re dreaming of going next.
• Press Release Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns Jul 2018 Since becoming EPA administrator, Pruitt has failed to uphold even the most basic protections for our environment and public health.
• Blog Post Your Favorite Park Photos and Stories Jul 2018 People around the country have shared some of their most poignant and intriguing moments in national parks on NPCA’s recently relaunched MyParkStory site.
• Blog Post 11 of America’s Best National Park Beaches Jul 2018 Need some sun and surf in your travel plans? NPCA staff highlight top beach vacation spots at national parks around the country.
• Press Release Bipartisan Bill Offers Funding Opportunity for National Park Repairs Jun 2018 The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog
• Blog Post Wild Beasts of the Urban Jungle Jun 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Only two megacities in the world harbor wild populations of big cats (think panthers and mountain lions). One of those cities is located in the U.S. Do you know which one?
• Blog Post A New Resource in the Fight to Defend the Boundary Waters: Kids Jun 2018 | By Joseph Goldstein Teen advocate launches a new initiative to motivate youth to protect wild places, including the watershed that includes Voyageurs National Park.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4760 & H.R. 6136 Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes expected on June 21, 2018.
• Press Release Disappointing: Supreme Court To Reconsider Park Service Authority Over Waterways in Alaska Jun 2018 The Supreme Court agreed to consider a case involving the National Park Service’s ability to regulate hovercraft and other activities on navigable waters within national park boundaries.
• Press Release Geothermal Development Prohibited Near Valles Caldera National Preserve Jun 2018 The Santa Fe National Forest's decision protects the unique thermal features in Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Press Release Air Permit Issued for Proposed Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jun 2018 More than 10,000 people opposed the refinery, citing negative impacts to the park's air quality in written comments
• Policy Update Position on Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Jun 2018 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture ahead of a markup scheduled for June 13, 2018.
• Magazine Article Lessons in Motion Summer 2018 | By Kate Siber Homeschooling on the road isn’t always easy, but enthusiasts say the big wide world — including national parks — is the best classroom.
• Magazine Article 'Harsh is Truth' Summer 2018 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan In this divisive political era, is it possible for the Park Service to support contemporary art that grapples with hot-button issues from immigration to climate change? At these parks, the answer is yes.
• Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky Summer 2018 | By Greg M. Peters A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
• Magazine Article The Meaning of the Chug Summer 2018 | By Karuna Eberl For years, abandoned Cuban refugee boats were considered trash. Now the Park Service and others are preserving the chugs and their stories.
• Magazine Article Death Valley Angst Summer 2018 | By Michael Branch, Hannah V. Branch On a desert hike, a father and his teenage daughter contemplate canyons, cliffs and the heartache that comes with growing up.
• Magazine Article Welcome Home? Summer 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Settling the question of whether flamingos are native to the Sunshine State.
• Magazine Article Small Plastic, Big Problem Summer 2018 | By Jacob Baynham Plastic is polluting oceans and national park beaches alike, and new studies show that even the tiniest pieces pose a large threat.

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